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barbtries

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3. ok. so to romney,

Reply to INdemo (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:38 PM

Sep 2012

i'm dirt poor, and he's already mentioned that he's not worried about the very poor.

and i was almost to where i thought i could stop calling myself poor!

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Romney thinks middle class income $200,000. to $250,000. [View all] INdemo Sep 2012 OP

If I wuz making a quarter million a year, I'd consider myself wealthy beyond measure! MADem Sep 2012 #1

You and me both! That's more than I've made in the past 12 years. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #5

me too although azurnoir Sep 2012 #8

My house is a youthful 89 years young (ha!)... MADem Sep 2012 #18

Most people with that kind of income are multi-millionaires in net worth. ErikJ Sep 2012 #2

ok. so to romney, barbtries Sep 2012 #3

Shame on all of you who accused him of being out of touch. Marie Marie Sep 2012 #4

However.... tjl148 Sep 2012 #6

"Up to" is different from STARTING BlueMTexpat Sep 2012 #11

I'd like to know what these $250k jobs are. DaveJ Sep 2012 #7

I can think of more than just doctors. kentauros Sep 2012 #14

lawyers too IcyPeas Sep 2012 #15

wow 250,ooo a year is middle class? azurnoir Sep 2012 #9

Farther down in the article, he says that..$"100,000 is not middle income." Stuart G Sep 2012 #10

Romney wants to extend the tax cuts for everyone. .99center Sep 2012 #12

Well, that makes me defacto7 Sep 2012 #13

What the fuck? SoapBox Sep 2012 #16

And those poor Congressmen make only $179k a year Incitatus Sep 2012 #17

Locking. LBN Dupe. News already posted in LBN. Please continue discussion on link below Tx4obama Sep 2012 #19